Avalon, California

Avalon Local Services

3K Residents
49.2 mi from DTLA
3 mi² Area

Avalon at a Glance

👥 3,373 Population
💰 $91,713 Median Household Income
🎂 36.9 Median Age
📐 2.89 mi² Total Area
🏙️ 1,167 People per sq mile
⛰️ 56 ft Elevation
🚗 49.2 mi 49 miles from Downtown LA
🌊 Coastal City 🏞️ River Access ⛰️ Mountain Area

Avalon Weather

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79°F
clear sky
Avalon, CA
Feels Like 79°
Humidity 81%
Wind 10 mph
Visibility 6.2 mi
Updated at 1:35 AM
4-Day Forecast
Sunday few clouds 66° 66°
Monday clear sky 🌙 64° 64°
Tuesday clear sky ☀️ 65° 65°

About Avalon

History

Avalon is the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island, in the California Channel Islands, and the southernmost city in Los Angeles County. The city is a resort community with the waterfront dominated by tourism-oriented businesses.

Prior to the modern era, Avalon Bay was inhabited by people of the Gabrielino/Tongva tribe. The island was a major source of soapstone to the Tongva, who used the material to make stone vessels for cooking. The Tongva called the island Pimu or Pimugna and referred to themselves as the Pimugnans.

City Facts

Incorporated 1883
Government Council-manager

Economy

Avalon is a resort community and has a primarily tourist-based economy. As of 2016, 38.4% of the employed population worked in the arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries. An additional 13% worked in retail trade and 7% in real estate, rental, and leasing.

retail healthcare warehousing entertainment tourism real estate construction

Landmarks & Attractions

The city was the inspiration for the 1920 popular song Avalon, sung by Al Jolson. It is the port of embarkation for the narrator in the Crosby, Stills, & Nash song Southern Cross

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